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2016 Dates & Deadlines

Registration Begins:
Monday, January 25

Registration Ends:
Friday, March 4

Competition Date:
Thursday, April 28

Top Schools 2015

Congratulations to:

University of Toronto Schools for placing first among 243 schools (204 teams) in Canada in 2015. UTS also placed first in Canada in 2014. The members of the 2015 school team, each of whom are a National Biology Scholar with Distinction, are:

Benjamin Levy

Gloria Wu

Bill Jia (also on the 2014 team)

Emma Howard

Spencer Zhao

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology of Alexandria, Virginia for placing first this year among 46 participating schools from outside of Canada. Thomas Jefferson HS also placed first (of all participating schools) in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013, and was Top International School also in 2014! The members of the 2015 school team are:

Aadith Vittala

Aaron Gu

Tiger Zhang(also on the 2013 and 2014 teams)

Lawrence Wang

Ashwin Srinivasan

Top Scholars

2015

Tiger Jian

Congratulations to Tiger Jian for placing 1st of 3,399 eligible contestants from 243 schools within Canada in the 2015 competition; Jian is in Grade 11 at Waterloo CI, Ontario. Jeff ChowandAadith Vittala tied for 1st place of 723 international students from 46 participating schools outside of Canada.

Results of 2015 Competition

The 21st annual University of Toronto National Biology Competition was held at participating schools on Thursday, April 30, 2015. There were 4,122 eligible contestants, from 289 schools: 3,399 contestants from 243 schools within in Canada and 723 international contestants from 46 schools outside of Canada. Over 110,000 high school students have participated in the competition since 1995.

The 22nd annual University of Toronto National Biology Competition will be held at participating schools on Thursday, April 28, 2016.

The aim of the competition is to provide all high school students with an opportunity to test their knowledge and understanding of biology. We encourage participation of younger students, especially those in Grade 11.

The Top 5% of students in Canadian schools will receive certificates designating them as National Biology Scholars; the Top 1% as National Biology Scholars with Distinction. Cash prizes will be awarded to the Top 1%.

The Top 5% of students in schools outside of Canada will receive certificates designating them as International Biology Scholars; the Top 1% as International Biology Scholars with Distinction. Cash prizes will be awarded to the Top 1

Admission scholarships, valued at $3,000, will be awarded to the top 15 students (of all participants) in the 2016 competition to register in the Faculty of Arts and Science at the University of Toronto (St. George).

The top three Canadian schools and the top three schools outside of Canada each receive a Certificate of Excellence.

If your school is not in our school directory, a coordinator (teacher) may create a permanent school account. A school account is required for registration; it will also ensure that your school is on our contact list when we announce the opening of registration for the 2016 competition.

We look forward to your school's participation in the National Biology Competition!